Pneumonic Plague Transmission, Moramanga, Madagascar, 2015.

Authors :: Ramasindrazana, Beza
Andrianaivoarimanana, Voahangy
Rakotondramanga, Jean Marius
Birdsell, Dawn N.
Ratsitorahina, Maherisoa
Rajerison, Minoarisoa
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. Mar2017, p521-524. 4p. 1 Chart, 1 Graph, 1 Map.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: During a pneumonic plague outbreak in Moramanga, Madagascar, we identified 4 confirmed, 1 presumptive, and 9 suspected plague case-patients. Human-to-human transmission among close contacts was high (reproductive number 1.44) and the case fatality rate was 71%. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the Yersinia pestis isolates belonged to group q3, different from the previous outbreak. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]